statement after mr. mubarak s address on thursday. president barack obama said the egyptian government must put forward a credible, concrete, and unequivocal path toward genuine democracy. he adds, the violence must be forsaken and that egypt has changed, and its future is in the hands of the people. we ve got now the egyptian minister of finance on the line with us from cairo. sir, we understand that first of all, why is mr. mubarak still in power? why is he refusing to step down? why is he not listening to the will of the people? well, that is a question that he can only answer. from his point of view, he has been engaged in this process, and he has handed over his his power to his vice president. but i think that s a question